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RATINGS: 1051   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.02   IBU: 182   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
First brewed in 2002 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the original Pizza Port location in Solana Beach, we searched high and low and combined 15 of our favorite hops which were added every 15 minutes to the boil. Somewhat darker than other Double IPA style beers, our beer oozes the hop goodness of pine needles, freshly squeezed citrus and ground spices which are only moderately tempered by a sweet malt finish. Thankfully, for all of us hopheads, we have decided to brew this beer more than once a year. Look for Hop 15 to make appearances from time to time when space permits us to brew this, one of our favorite ales.


3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
punkrkr27 (903) - Berkley, Michigan, USA - DEC 10, 2009
Hazy orange pour with a foamy white head. Massively sweet honey and grapefruit character with a lasting bitter pine finish. This is just a sticky, cloying malt bomb covered up by some nice hop flavors but it’s just too overtly sweet and out of balance.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
deflagro (104) - Lund, SWEDEN - DEC 6, 2009
Bottle. Pours an orange, cloudy liquid with a medium-sized, off-white head. Aroma is fruity and grassy with lots of floral hop notes. Taste is a bit acidic and quite bitter with lots of grapefruit and some pineapple. Long, bitter finish. A really nice DIPA.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
NayTron (122) - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA - DEC 3, 2009
Huge, huge thanks to coyotehunter for this. Pours a golden orange with a one finger head. Smells of citrus, sugar, honey and pine notes. Mouthfeel is thick and oily, taste follows the nose and is really smooth with a wonderful hops bitter. Really well balanced beer. Wish this was available around here.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
greenhorn1 (570) - Mission Viejo, California, USA - NOV 21, 2009
22 oz bottle. Pours somewhat copper with a big head. Aroma is outstanding. As soon as I opened the bottle, I could instantly smell the hoppy goodness. The aroma and taste is mainly dominated by citrus and pine notes. The bitterness from the hops lingers forever on your tongue. I had no clue this was 10% ABV, it is well hidden. This is great flavorful, well balanced, double IPA.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - NOV 21, 2009
27th August 2008. Orange cloudy beer. Lots of hops but smooth and fruity. Ubiquitous grapefruit aftertaste. Good IPA - slightly above the myriad crowd of hoppy beers.

4.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
tangent (28) - San Pedro, California, USA - NOV 18, 2009
One of my favorite California IPAs. Hoppy deliciousness! The pour has a hazy amber orange look to it, with a decent sticky head. The smell of this beer is pure hops. The taste is hop heaven. Not too piney and not too citrus-ey a perfect balance of hop varieties. Probably not the best beer for someone who is just getting introduced to IPA’s , but for the IPA lovers a it’s hit for sure.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
potbeercollege (1322) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - NOV 17, 2009
Bomber. Hazy dark orange with small white head. Aroma predominantly of citrus-fruity hops, slight sweetness, noticeable malt, notes of pine. Taste is dominated by fruity-acidic hops, slight malt sweetness. Big bitter bite lingers.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
TipsyMcStager (1065) - Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - NOV 17, 2009
Pours a murky orange-brown with thick head. Aroma of citrus, pine, orange, florals. Promises and delivers....hammering hops. Sweetish malt, but you wouldn’t say the word balance. Still, its the good stuff.


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